Miriam Makeba | Unisex Essential Cotton T-Shirt

A presence that catches the eye, a collective that reveals itself up close. In this colorful portrait, Amandine Szczepaniak gives Miriam Makeba the stature of a matriarch: Mama Africa, voice of the anti-apartheid struggle. The traditional cloth tells as much as the face. Its patterns are imagined from tiny ants, inspired by Makeba’s words, who saw in this animal a strength far greater than its size to bear the weight of racism. Just as ants build their anthill, great struggles take shape through the patience, solidarity, and perseverance of those who carry them together.

The dark fabric contrasts with the colors of the artwork on the front of this essential unisex t-shirt. With its regular fit and 170 g/m² cotton, it pairs easily with jeans or light trousers, worn alone or under an open overshirt. An artist's piece to keep Mama Africa in your daily life and, through every encounter, keep alive the memory of a voice turned toward freedom. At United Souls, style has meaning: the art of wearing your convictions.

A creation by the artist Amandine Szczepaniak

Material: 100% cotton - certified STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®.

Fit: Regular / Weight: 170 G/M²

THE VOICE OF THE ANTI-APARTHEID STRUGGLE

MIRIAM MAKEBA (1932-2008) - SOUTH AFRICA

Born in 1932 in Sophiatown, a working-class neighborhood of Johannesburg, Miriam Makeba sang in local groups before appearing in an anti-apartheid film, which forced her into exile in 1960. In the United States, she used her immense musical success to call for a boycott of the apartheid regime. A supporter of the civil rights movement and wife of activist Stokely Carmichael, she went into exile in Guinea. Singing for peace, freedom, justice, and equality in numerous languages, her commitment to African unity earned her multiple passports and the title "Mama Africa." She did not return to South Africa until after the release of Nelson Mandela in 1990. She passed away on November 9, 2008, in Naples at the end of a concert given in support of Roberto Saviano, an Italian writer engaged in the fight against the mafia.

About the artist

After a background in crafts and fashion, Amandine Szczepaniak joined the Toulouse School of Fine Arts in 2010 and found in watercolor a terrain for exploring time, between mastery and letting go. Also a storyteller, author, and illustrator, she published her first children's book in 2016, "Gaston au Muséum," with L'École des loisirs. Her work combines image and word with poetry and humor.

A creation by the artist Amandine Szczepaniak

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